1-ACT

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FACTS:
  • Every Junior in Colorado takes the ACT on the third Wednesday in April.
  • It is a factor, determining which college you will be accepted into.
  • The higher the score the more scholarships become available.
  • The higher the score the more money you save; the sooner you can study more relevant course work.
ACT Test: Subjects, Problems and Time

http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/college-readiness-benchmarks/ (Current Information)

Test Subject
 No. # Problems
 Minutes
 8th Grade
 9th Grade
 Benchmark Score
11th grade
 Relevant Courses -
Demonstrates you are ready for these college classes
 Specific Practice for each subject

English
 75 items
 45 min.
 13
 14
 18
 English Composition
 Grammar Girl

Math
 60 items
 60 min.
 17
 18
 22
 Algebra
 Math Formulas

Reading
 40 items
 35 min.
 15
 16
 22
 Social Sciences/Humanities
 Reading Principles

Science
 40 items
 35 min.
 20
 20
 23
 Biology
 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/actprep
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/

Benchmark Scores mean that you have a 50% of getting B in the corresponding college course, and 75% of getting a C.
Registration - use the website https://services.actstudent.org/OA_HTML/actibeCAcdLogin.jsp

Practice, Practice and More Practice
  1. ACT Student - this is the official ACT website and solid testing strategies and practice tests.
  2. College in Colorado - This site is more than ACT prep, search colleges, careers and scholarship
  3. Specific "Real" ACT prep books
  4. Practice with timed, paper tests.

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